IMS LTI Roles. With ITANA Learning Architecture Working Group annotations and amendments.
(P) indicates primary roles in the learning ecosystem when construed to have an “LMS” technical enabler at its hub.
From a more abstract perspective, taking higher education institutional functions as a whole, a case could be made for adding further roles as primary. The first wave of those roles would include Advisor, Librarian, and CourseCoordinator.
Learner
- Learner (P)
- NonCreditLearner
- GuestLearner
- ExternalLearner
- Instructor
Instructor
- PrimaryInstructor (otherwise known as Instructor of Record) (P)
- Lecturer
- GuestInstructor
- ExternalInstructor
ContentDeveloper
- ContentDeveloper (P)
- Librarian
- ContentExpert
- ExternalContentExpert
Member
Manager
- AreaManager
- CourseCoordinator
- Observer
- ExternalObserver
Mentor
- Mentor
- Reviewer
- Advisor
- Auditor (P)
- Tutor
- LearningFacilitator
- ExternalMentor
- ExternalReviewer
- ExternalAdvisor
- ExternalAuditor
- ExternalTutor
- ExternalLearningFacilitator
Administrator
- Administrator
- Support
- Developer
- SystemAdministrator (P)
- ExternalSystemAdministrator
- ExternalDeveloper
- ExternalSupport
TeachingAssistant
- TeachingAssistant (P)
- TeachingAssistantSection (this is intended to distinguish TA's who's permissions are restricted to certain sections with the course)
- Grader